Pregnant Women

Pregnancy and Fifth disease

Pregnancy and Fifth disease What is Fifth disease? Fifth disease is a virus that commonly infects humans; about 50% of all adults have been infected sometime during childhood or adolescence. Fifth disease infects only humans. There are also animal parvoviruses…

Pregnancy and Chicken Pox

How long after receiving varicella vaccine should a woman wait to become pregnant? The woman shouldn’t become pregnant for at least one month following each dose of the vaccine. This differs from the package insert, which recommends a three-month delay.…

Pregnancy and Cats

Pregnant women need to be aware that there is a condition called  toxoplasmosis (TOX-so-plaz-MO-sis) can be caused by cats and can cause problems with pregnancy, including abortion. Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite…

IPS

Integrated Prenatal Screening (IPS) Every pregnant woman hopes for a healthy baby. Although most babies are healthy, it’s normal to wonder about your baby. This pamphlet describes a prenatal screening test called IPS (Integrated Prenatal Screening). A screening test does…